Frequent, Small-Group, Purposeful Talk

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Adult/Student LanguageSome students are bilingual & are able to understand both adult & student language.

The Fundamental FiveFrequencyWork in increments of 10 to 15 min then allow students discuss.Group Size2 to 4 is idealSeed QuestionUse open ended questions to guide discussions.Power ZoneBeing near the students to monitor progress.What is FSGPT?Frequent Small-Group, Purposeful TalkFrequent, Small-Group, Purposeful Talk About The LearningTime to TranslateStudent RetentionThe Primacy/Recency EffectAttention SpanInstructional Rigor and RelevancePutting It All TogetherStudents take ownership of their learning.

Student's focus shifts to academic inquiry.Student understanding - some get it ,some don't. The best way to reinforce the learning is to allow peer to peer discussion/tutoring.primacy-the critical instructional conceptregency-the student's final demonstration of that concept.Multiple state changes will allow students to remain in a state of vibrancy, therefore more retention.

Rigor deals with learning at a higher level-using Bloom's Taxonomy. The teacher can use effective questioning techniques to take learning to a higher level.Relevance deals with how the subject matter relates to students (in-content, across-content, and real-world).

It is important to increase both the lessons' relevance and rigor.

Giving students the time to talk about the subjectvariesadult-10 to 15 minteens-8 to 10 min12 and under -lesscan be combated by FSGPT Teachers must plan and prepare stem questions in order for FSGPT to work.A stem wall may be used.A timer set to go off every 10 to 15 min. is an effective tool to useA busy teacher will usually assign a behaviorally challenged student to help her "teach" the class by running the timer.